Arnaud Beltrame

Arnaud Beltrame (1973-) was a French gendarme lieutenant-colonel. On 23 March 2018, when Islamic State sympathizer Redouane Lakdim took hostages at a Trebes supermarket, Beltrame volunteered to take the place of one of the hostages in the store. Beltrame was shot by Lakdim while in his captivity, leading to GIGN operatives storming the supermarket and taking down Lakdim. Beltrame was critically wounded, and he was hailed as a hero by Interior Minister Gerard Collomb for his courageous act.